The North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) and Purina Mills have partnered to bring horse lovers a fantastic opportunity to learn about equine nutrition and raise money for NARHA equestrian centers that serve people with special needs. Omolene University™ is an educational web site created by Purina Mills for horse owners. In addition to being a fun and interactive way to learn, the courses offer an opportunity to earn a discount on feed and help fund participants’...

One of the stallions available in this year's American Hanoverian Society Service Auction is Worthy Opponent (Waikiki-SPS Hoheit/Hohenstein), the highest-placing Hanoverian stallion at the recent 100-Day Stallion Performance Test at Paxton Farm. Bidding will open in mid-January and ends Sunday, February 17, 2008. A link to the bidding site will be provided on the American Hanoverian Society's website at www.hanoverian.org when the auction opens in mid-January. The annual AHS Stallion Service...

On October 22, members of the International Olympic Committees (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad - Beijing 2008 and of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) toured the Olympic Village and equestrian venues in Sha Tin and Sheung Shui on the last day of their visit to the Olympic co-host city of Hong Kong. The IOC delegation, headed by Commission Chairman Hein Verbruggen, arrived on October 21 for a two-day visit to see for...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Junior Equestrian of the Year Award to be acknowledged at the 2019 US Equestrian Annual Meeting at the Hilton West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, Fla. Georgie Green is the winner of the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award, while Isabela De Sousa is the 2018 Junior Equestrian of the Year. Both Green and De Sousa will be recognized at the Pegasus Awards on Thursday, January 10, 2019,...

Boyd Martin and Thoroughbred event horse Blackfoot Mystery (Kasey @ Rare Air Photography) Olympic three-day eventing athlete Boyd Martin will be a keynote speaker at the International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses on May 17 in Washington, D.C. The inaugural forum takes place May 17-18 and coincides with the Pan American Conference, an annual gathering of American and international Thoroughbred racing interests hosted by The Jockey Club and the Latin American Racing Channel. IFAR is an...

Andrew Ramsay and Stranger (Tom von kap Herr) Bromont, Quebec - The last week of the International Bromont continued with the victory of American rider Andrew Ramsay on Stranger, in the FEI Québec Original Open Welcome on Thursday, July 28, 2016. An Excellent Opening Event Spectators and riders at the International Bromont were treated to an exciting event designed with brio by Olympic course designer Guilherme Jorge. Although the course was not easy, time was not a factor in the first...

Conor Swail and Simba de la Roque (Al Cook) Harrisburg, Pa. - Conor Swail of Wellington, FL dashed to victory on Simba de la Roque, owned by Susan Grange, in the $10,000 Dash for Cash Open Jumper class at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. The pair stopped the timers in 57.028 seconds going clear in the speed class on Wednesday. Laura Chapot of Neshanic Station, NJ and Quointreau Un Prince finished a fraction slower, going clear in 57.405. Swail credits Simba's ability to cut corners as...

Freddie Vazquez and Esprit de Vie (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Mettawa, Ill. - Messenger Hill Farm's Freddie Vazquez and Esprit De Vie won the $30,000 Showplace Fall Classic Championship Grand Prix, at Lamplight Equestrian Center in their first outing since the Pan Am Games in Toronto. Vazquez, encouraged by the Puerto Rico Equestrian Federation, went on a down-to-the-wire journey to find a new Pan Am mount when his beautiful bay Zangersheide stallion Zippo Z, sustained a minor bone...

Schuyler Riley and Dobra De Porceyo ©LizCrawleyPhotography Mill Spring, NC - July 15, 2015 - Schuyler Riley (USA) and Dobra De Porceyo have dominated at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) over the past few weeks, picking up another win today on the first day of FEI competition at Tryon Summer 4, the final week of the Tryon Summer Series. Riley and Dobra De Porceyo added another win to their ongoing streak in the $34,000 1.50m FEI Classic with a time of 63.76 in the only FEI speed...

Doda de Miranda and AD Argos (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) concluded its third week of competition, sponsored by Adequan®, with a fantastic jump-off in Sunday's $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). The win went to Brazil's Alvaro 'Doda' de Miranda and his 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, AD Argos (Padinus x Concorde)....